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Clarkston city manager stays connected with community

Every Friday morning Clarkston City Manager Keith Barker gets to work at 8:15 a.m., has a quick cup of coffee then gets into a blue Ford pickup truck with a City of Clarkston Public Works logo on the side. Barker, who has been the city manager for a ...

Maryland county bans smoking in county parks: Similar action proposed in DeKalb County

Howard County, Maryland has a reputation as a health-conscious place to live. Walking and jogging trails criss-cross the county. In Columbia—one of the communities that make up the county, it’s said that those who know the routes can practically ...

2011 Cadillac Escalade

Last year when I reviewed the Platinum edition of 2010 Cadillac Escalade, I called it a beautiful behemoth that was “mind boggling” in terms of its size, carrying capacity, technology and amenities. That description still fits. In fact, the 2011 ...

Judge finds probable cause in molestation case

A Magistrate Court judge on Aug. 9 ruled there was probable cause in the molestation case against Casey Thomas and the case was advanced to DeKalb County Superior Court. Thomas, a former Miller Preparatory Academy instructor, is charged with sev...

Return to school brings changes

Children crowded off buses and rushed through the front doors of Columbia Middle School on Aug. 8. It was the first day of school and traffic was backed up for miles as cars and buses waited in line to drop off students. This year the DeKalb Cou...

County leaders rally for I-20 MARTA rail

In a display of solidarity, DeKalb County leaders stood together to protest the exclusion of the proposed I-20 transit rail system from a preliminary list of projects being considered for funding through a possible regional sales tax. “It is v...

Prosecutor: Allaben planned his wife's death

Assistant District Attorney Patricia Jackson told jurors Aug. 9 that Dennis Allaben lost control of his wife so he came up with a plan to “stop her dead in her tracks.” Allaben is accused killing his wife, Maureen, on Jan. 3, 2010, in their ...

Harris chooses South Carolina at media day

Lithonia offensive lineman Joe Harris commits to South Carolina over Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi State. Photos by Travis Hudgons
  The University of South Carolina football team will have one of the largest DeKalb County contingents of any school if scholarship commitments made in the offseason come to fruition. Lithonia senior Joe Harris, one of the top offensive linemen in ...

County addresses concerns after threat of police ticket-writing slowdown

  Upset over a change in their holiday policy, DeKalb County Police officers in a blog have called for a slowdown in ticket-writing. County officials are taking notice. “Beginning Labor Day 2011 (how appropriate), we will be forced to burn our vac...

Decatur’s fourth and fifth graders all under one roof

Decatur’s brand new 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue will house all of the Decatur school system’s fourth and fifth graders. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Principal Bruce Roaden, of City Schools of Decatur’s new 4/5 Academy, said that he remembered not too long ago “we were out back turning dirt” and praying that the school would be done on time. The school was finished on time and on Aug. 2 it o...